Zig Zag: A Novel
By: J.D. O'Brien
3.78
Format: 301 pages, Hardcover
“A stoned odyssey across the dive bars, neon-lit motels, and lost highways of the American West.” C…
Want to Read $ 9.49If you liked the humor plot in Zig Zag: A Novel by J.D. O'Brien , here is a list of 9 books like this:
1. Darkness, Take My Hand (Kenzie & Gennaro, #2)
By: Dennis Lehane
4.17
Format: 512 pages, Paperback
Master of new noir Dennis Lehane magnificently evokes the dignity and savagery of working-class Bos… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Dennis Lehane's Darkness, Take My Hand (Kenzie & Gennaro, #2) book and J.D. O'Brien's Zig Zag: A Novel
- crime
- fiction
"But I often think we talk way too much in this society, that we consider verbalization a panacea that it very often is not, and that we turn a blind eye to the sort of morbid self-absorption that bec…"-Dennis Lehane, Darkness, Take My Hand (Kenzie & Gennaro, #2)
2. The Farm
By: Tom Rob Smith
3.81
Format: 343 pages, Paperback
Until the moment he received a frantic call from his father, Daniel believed his parents were heade… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Tom Rob Smith's The Farm book and J.D. O'Brien's Zig Zag: A Novel
- crime
- fiction
3. Gutshot Straight
By: Lou Berney
4.13
Format: None pages,
Charles "Shake" Bouchon, professional wheel man is too nice a guy for the life he's led, but not ni… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Lou Berney's Gutshot Straight book and J.D. O'Brien's Zig Zag: A Novel
- humor
- crime
- fiction
4. The Woman Chaser
By: Charles Willeford
3.65
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Richard Hudson, woman chaser and used car salesman, has a pimp's awareness of the ways women (and m… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Charles Willeford's The Woman Chaser book and J.D. O'Brien's Zig Zag: A Novel
5. The Enchanters
By: James Ellroy
3.73
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
James Ellroy—Demon Dog of American Letters—goes straight to the tragic heart of 1962 Hollywood with… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in James Ellroy's The Enchanters book and J.D. O'Brien's Zig Zag: A Novel
- crime
- fiction
6. Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
By: Kathleen Hanna
4.46
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An electric, searing memoir by the original rebel girl and legendary front woman of Bikini Kill and… read more
Want to Read $ 15.99Similar categories in Kathleen Hanna's Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk book and J.D. O'Brien's Zig Zag: A Novel
"She was the only woman on the whole record and hearing her gave me the first thought that someday I could be in a band."-Kathleen Hanna, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
7. Fever House (Fever House, #1)
By: Keith Rosson
4.03
Format: 417 pages, Hardcover
A small-time criminal. A has-been rock star. A shadowy government agency. And a severed hand whose … read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Keith Rosson's Fever House (Fever House, #1) book and J.D. O'Brien's Zig Zag: A Novel
- crime
- fiction
8. City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3)
By: Don Winslow
4.42
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Sometimes you have to become what you hate to protect what you love. Danny Ryan is rich. Beyond … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Don Winslow's City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3) book and J.D. O'Brien's Zig Zag: A Novel
- crime
- fiction
9. Monica
By: Daniel Clowes
3.95
Format: 106 pages, Hardcover
Monica is a series of interconnected narratives that collectively tell the life story — actually, s… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Daniel Clowes's Monica book and J.D. O'Brien's Zig Zag: A Novel
- fiction
10. This Other Eden
By: Paul Harding
3.78
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Set at the beginning of the twentieth century and inspired by historical events, This Other Eden te… read more
Want to Read $ 9.17Similar categories in Paul Harding's This Other Eden book and J.D. O'Brien's Zig Zag: A Novel
- fiction
11. Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar
By: Cynthia Carr
4.27
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed biographer Cynthia Carr, the first full portrait of the queer icon and Warhol su… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Cynthia Carr's Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar book and J.D. O'Brien's Zig Zag: A Novel
12. Sonic Life: A Memoir
By: Thurston Moore
3.81
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
From the founding member of Sonic Youth, a passionate memoir tracing the author's life and art—from… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Thurston Moore's Sonic Life: A Memoir book and J.D. O'Brien's Zig Zag: A Novel
13. Ozark Dogs
By: Eli Cranor
3.72
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
In this Southern thriller, two families grapple with the aftermath of a murder in their small Arkan… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Eli Cranor's Ozark Dogs book and J.D. O'Brien's Zig Zag: A Novel
- crime
- fiction
14. Everybody Knows
By: Jordan Harper
3.76
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Welcome to Mae Pruett’s Los Angeles, where “Nobody talks. But everybody whispers.” As a “black-bag… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Jordan Harper's Everybody Knows book and J.D. O'Brien's Zig Zag: A Novel
- crime
- fiction
"You have to be invited in. Cops are like vampires that way."-Jordan Harper, Everybody Knows
"What she tells him after that blows out the back of Chris’s head like a book-depository bullet."-Jordan Harper, Everybody Knows
"Brass and the DAs are the true villains in a cop’s life. The knuckleheads are just the product they trade in."-Jordan Harper, Everybody Knows
"His hands in his lap grasp and clench the air like he’s trying to find the world’s throat and choke it until it’s dead."-Jordan Harper, Everybody Knows
15. Orbital
By: Samantha Harvey
3.73
Format: 207 pages, Hardcover
A slender novel of epic power, Orbital deftly snapshots one day in the lives of six women and men … read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Samantha Harvey's Orbital book and J.D. O'Brien's Zig Zag: A Novel
- fiction
"Maybe we're the new dinosaurs and need to watch out."-Samantha Harvey, Orbital
"The past comes, the future, the past, the future. It's always now, it's never now."-Samantha Harvey, Orbital
"Raw space is a panther, feral and primal; they dream it stalking through their quarters."-Samantha Harvey, Orbital
"That's all this great human endeavor of space exploration really is, he thinks, an animal migration, a bid for survival. A looping song sent into the open, a territorial animal song."-Samantha Harvey, Orbital
16. Here Goes Nothing
By: Steve Toltz
3.61
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A Times (of London) Best Fiction Book of 2022 A wildly inventive, savagely funny and topical novel… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Steve Toltz's Here Goes Nothing book and J.D. O'Brien's Zig Zag: A Novel
- humor
- fiction
17. The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic
By: Daniel de Visé
4.25
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The story of the epic friendship between John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, the golden era of improv, an… read more
Want to Read $ 9.24Similar categories in Daniel de Visé's The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic book and J.D. O'Brien's Zig Zag: A Novel
- humor
18. California Bear
By: Duane Swierczynski
3.94
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A witty new thriller from a "great storyteller" (Michael Connelly), California Bear follows four un… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Duane Swierczynski's California Bear book and J.D. O'Brien's Zig Zag: A Novel
- humor
- crime
- fiction
19. Swamp Story
By: Dave Barry
3.87
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Pulitzer Prize–winning and New York Times bestselling author—and actual Florida Man—Dave Barry retu… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Dave Barry's Swamp Story book and J.D. O'Brien's Zig Zag: A Novel
- humor
- crime
- fiction
20. Scorched Grace (Sister Holiday Mystery #1)
By: Margot Douaihy
3.20
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Sister Holiday, a chain-smoking, heavily tattooed, queer nun, puts her amateur sleuthing skills to … read more
Want to Read $ 10.99Similar categories in Margot Douaihy's Scorched Grace (Sister Holiday Mystery #1) book and J.D. O'Brien's Zig Zag: A Novel
- fiction
"There is a sublime wholeness in holding one another, fitting into other bodies. We eat the body of Christ. We drink the blood. So many years later, Nina’s taste still laced my mouth—champagne, sweat,…"-Margot Douaihy, Scorched Grace (Sister Holiday Mystery #1)
"I loved the chase. Even Riveaux’s insane driving. Not just the velocity but the violence of it all. I liked speeding through red lights. Headfirst to the edge. Scraping enough skin to burn not bleed.…"-Margot Douaihy, Scorched Grace (Sister Holiday Mystery #1)
21. No One Left to Come Looking for You
By: Sam Lipsyte
3.23
Format: 210 pages, Hardcover
A darkly comic mystery by the author of Hark and The Ask set in the vibrant music scene of early 19… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Sam Lipsyte's No One Left to Come Looking for You book and J.D. O'Brien's Zig Zag: A Novel
- humor
- fiction
22. Retail Gangster: The Insane, Real-Life Story of Crazy Eddie
By: Gary Weiss
3.92
Format: None pages, Audiobook
A biography of the spectacular rise and fall of Eddie Antar, better known as "Crazy Eddie," whose h… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Gary Weiss's Retail Gangster: The Insane, Real-Life Story of Crazy Eddie book and J.D. O'Brien's Zig Zag: A Novel
- crime
23. High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape
By: Marc Masters
3.98
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
The cassette tape was revolutionary. Cheap, portable, and reusable, this small plastic rectangle ch… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Marc Masters's High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape book and J.D. O'Brien's Zig Zag: A Novel
24. The Safekeep
By: Yael van der Wouden
4.08
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An exhilarating, twisted tale of desire, suspicion, and obsession between two women staying in the … read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Yael van der Wouden's The Safekeep book and J.D. O'Brien's Zig Zag: A Novel
- fiction
25. A Man Named Doll (Happy Doll #1)
By: Jonathan Ames
3.69
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Happy Doll is a charming, if occasionally inexpert, private detective living just one sheer cliff b… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Jonathan Ames's A Man Named Doll (Happy Doll #1) book and J.D. O'Brien's Zig Zag: A Novel
- crime
- fiction
26. The Trap
By: Catherine Ryan Howard
3.61
Format: 263 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning, internationally bestselling crime writer Catherine Ryan Howard comes The Trap: … read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Catherine Ryan Howard's The Trap book and J.D. O'Brien's Zig Zag: A Novel
- crime
- fiction
27. Dark Ride
By: Lou Berney
3.81
Format: 244 pages, Hardcover
Sometimes the person you least expect is just the hero you need Twenty-one-year-old Hardy “Hardl… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Lou Berney's Dark Ride book and J.D. O'Brien's Zig Zag: A Novel
- crime
- fiction
"This is not the plot twist that my life required. I wish I’d never noticed those kids on the bench. I wish I’d never walked over. I wish, most of all, that I existed in a version of the multiverse wh…"-Lou Berney, Dark Ride
28. Reboot
By: Justin Taylor
3.06
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A raucous and wickedly smart satire of Hollywood, toxic fandom, and our chronically online culture,… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Justin Taylor's Reboot book and J.D. O'Brien's Zig Zag: A Novel
- humor
- fiction
29. We Don't Swim Here
By: Vincent Tirado
3.45
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
She is the reason no one goes in the water. And she will make them pay. A chilling new novel for fa… read more
Want to Read $ 5.70Similar categories in Vincent Tirado's We Don't Swim Here book and J.D. O'Brien's Zig Zag: A Novel
- fiction
30. Zig Zag: A Novel
By: J.D. O'Brien
3.78
Format: 301 pages, Hardcover
“A stoned odyssey across the dive bars, neon-lit motels, and lost highways of the American West.” C… read more
Want to Read $ 9.49Similar categories in J.D. O'Brien's Zig Zag: A Novel book and J.D. O'Brien's Zig Zag: A Novel
- humor
- crime
- fiction
31. Outrageous: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars
By: Kliph Nesteroff
4.02
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the preeminent historian of modern comedy comes an expansive history of showbiz and the cultur… read more
Want to Read $ 8.19Similar categories in Kliph Nesteroff's Outrageous: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars book and J.D. O'Brien's Zig Zag: A Novel
- humor
